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Game 18: Yankees vs. Angels

The Yankees can make franchise history today by becoming the first team to win six consecutive series to start a season. In order to do that, they will need Javier Vazquez to build on his last outing, a victory against the Athletics that started the West Coast swing. Angels starter Scott Kazmir will also have something to say about the issue. To counter the lefty, the Yankees have gone with a right-handed dominant lineup, including Marcus Thames in left field and Francisco Cervelli behind the plate. Both Cervelli and Jorge Posada will be in the lineup together for the first time.

vs. Scott Kazmir

PA

BA

OBP

SLG

HR

RBI

Derek Jeter SS

44

0.154

0.250

0.359

2

6

Nick Swisher RF

32

0.167

0.219

0.267

1

2

Mark Teixeira 1B

21

0.583

0.667

0.917

0

3

Alex Rodriguez 3B

33

0.154

0.333

0.192

0

0

Robinson Cano 2B

29

0.207

0.207

0.414

2

6

Jorge Posada DH

30

0.407

0.433

0.630

1

5

Marcus Thames LF

0

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Curtis Granderson CF

8

0.286

0.375

0.571

0

1

Francisco Cervelli C

0

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Total

197

0.241

0.320

0.418

6

23

vs. Javier Vazquez

PA

BA

OBP

SLG

HR

RBI

Maicer Izturis SS

6

0.400

0.500

0.400

0

0

Bobby Abreu RF

84

0.297

0.369

0.757

9

16

Torii Hunter CF

43

0.220

0.256

0.390

2

7

Hideki Matsui DH

9

0.167

0.333

0.167

0

1

Kendry Morales 1B

3

0.333

0.333

0.667

0

1

Juan Rivera LF

2

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Howie Kendrick 2B

0

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Mike Napoli C

1

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Brandon Wood 3B

2

0.500

0.500

0.500

0

0

Total

150

0.269

0.333

0.582

11

25

Yankees vs. Angels

Season: 2010

Season: 2009

Season: 2008

All-Time

NYY: 3-2

Tied: 5-5

LAA: 7-3

NYY: 325-273

Nick Swisher is hitting in the 2-slot for the second time this season. So far, he has hit in four different spots in the lineup. Last year, he hit in every spot in the order except last.

Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter each had their 75th multi-hit game since the start of the 2009 season. The only player in the major leagues with more is Ichiro Suzuki.

Arod remains one HR behind Frank Robinson on the all-time HR list, while Derek Jeter needs one 2B to pass Don Mattingly on the Yankee list.

Bobby Abreu has 9 career HRs against Javier Vazquez, including three multi-HR games. The only other active hitter with more HRs against an active pitcher is Manny Ramirez, who has 10 long balls off the Phillies Jamie Moyer.